GANGPUR, a tributary state of Chutiâ Nâgpur, Bengal, situated between 21° 47' 5" and 22° 32' 20" N. lat., and 85° 10' 15" and 85° 34' 35" E. long. It is bounded on the N. by Lohârdagâ district and Jashpur state; on the E. by Singbhum district; on the S. by Bonâi and Bâmrâ states and Sambalpur district; and on the W. by Râipur district. Gangpur state consists of a long undulating table-land about 700 feet above the sea, sloping downwards from the higher plateau of Chutiâ Nâgpur to the N., and dotted with detached rangesand isolated peaks rising to a height of 2240 feet. The area is 2484 square miles. The chief products are rice, sugar-cane, oil-seeds, and tobacco, besides lac, tasar silk, resin, and catechu, yielded by the jungles. Diamonds and gold are occasionally found in the bed of the river lb. Coal is known to exist, but is not worked. The population in 1872 numbered 73,637, viz., 37,751 males and 35,886 females. Of the total population 45,208, or 61 '3 per cent., belong to various aboriginal hill tribes, such as Bhuiyâs, Urâons, &c.; 9843, or 13 ’ 4 per cent., are semi-Hinduized aborigines; 18,349, or 24 ’ 9 per cent., are Hindus; and 231 are Mahometans. The state yields the râjâ an estimated annual revenue of £2000, and pays an annual tribute to the British Government of £50.